Swinging chair.



No. 695,225. Patented Ma'r. ll, I902.

T. M. MGKEE 8:. S. B. SAFFELL.

SWINGING CHAIR. (Application filed Ma.y 29, 1901.)

(No Model.)

ATTORNEY.

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THOMAS M. MCKEE AND SILAS SAFFELL, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA,

ASSIGNORS NATIONALADJUSTABLE CHAIR COMPANY, OF GREEN- FIELD, INDIANA, A CORPORATION OFINDIANA.

SWINGING CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 695,225, dated March 11, 1902.

- Application filed May 29,1901. Serial No. 62,322. (No model.)

.To (all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, THoMAsM. MCKEE and SILAS B. SAFFELL, citizens of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Swinging Chairs; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to adjustable folding chairs that are designed to swing and also to rebound, the object being to provide an improved chair and supporting means that may be useful and convenient, particularly for children, and in larger sizes for invalids and those who may be crippled, as well as for per sons who may. desire a chair of this character, a further object being to provide a simple, durable, and cheap article for the above purposes that may be adapted to be shipped as a knockdown article of furniture and be easily set up and also be taken apart without the use of any tool whatever in so doing.

With the above objects in view the invention consists in the parts and in the combination and arrangement of parts embraced in the details of construction, as will be hereinafter particularly described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 represents the article perspectively as we-construct it and set up ready for use; Fig. 2, a fragmentary side elevation showing the manner in which the chair may be adjusted and fastened as a reclining-chair and also showing positions it may assume when swinging; Fig. 3, a fragmentary perspective View of an upper portion of the supporting-frame for the chair; Fig. 4, a sectional detail view showing the manner in which parts of the frame are connected; Fig. 5, a sectional detail View showing parts of the frame partly disconnected; Figs. 6 and 7, fragmentary detail views of parts of the article that will be fully described hereinafter.

Similar reference characters in the several figures of the drawings indicate like parts.

In construction we employ a chair and hanging members therefor that may be partly disconnected'and the parts folded together, so as to be compact for storage or shipment, and a supporting frame. that may likewise be partly disconnected and folded together compactly. The supporting-frame comprises four similar upright leaning posts A A A A connected together at their upper ends by a beam 13, the latter having near each end thereof a pair of vertical slots 6 e, one at each side thereof, and into each slotan upper end of a leaning post is fitted removably, the posts being coupled together in pairs of two each by means of a fnlcrum-rodf, extending across the under side of the beam B,supporting the same.

At the middle portion of each pair of legs so scribed, are hooks D D or eyes supporting closely-coiled springs E E, each spring having a hook g or an eye at each end thereof. Yokes F F are detachably connected to said springs, and to the yokes we detachably' connect four suspending-bars H H H H to which the chair is pivotally connected. Each spring E or E is provided with a limiting link G or G, extending through the spring somewhat and suspendedby the hook D or Dand embracing the. yoke F or F", so that the yoke may draw the spring until the end of the link is reached and no more, thus limiting the extending action of the spring. The suspending-bars have each near the upper end thereof a recess Z, and below this a perforation m, by which it is suspended to the yoke F or F, each of the latter consisting of two diverging stems 7L h, each stem having a lateral branch 2', extending in the recess Z to the opposite side of the bar, and alongitudinal I posts K K.

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branch j, at the end of which is a hook 7c, inserted into the perforation m. The chair has arms I I, at the ends of which they are connected to the suspending-bars by means of pivot-studs, which also connect to the arms a suitable chair-back J and front corner-posts K K, the back and the corner-posts being also pivoted to a suitable seat-frame L, the pivoting members n being suitably composed of bolts having slotted heads and straight bodies with screw-threads thereon. A footboard M is secured to the lower ends of the A link chain N is attached to the lower end p of a side member of the back J and also is attached to an arm I or I, so as to be taut when the chair is in the position shown in Fig. 1, thereby preventing the top of the back from tipping forward undesir- A pin q projects from said end 1), which may be engaged by the chain-links when it is desired to fix the chair in a reclining condition, as indicated in Fig. 2. A chain is also connected to the back J and to a suspending-bar H or H to which the back is pivoted, to limit the descent of the top of the chair-back when in reclining position.

In practical use a person may sit in the chair and swing as well as spring vertically, the chair being capable of movement on its pivots, so as to assume the reclining positions shown in Fig. 2 or the sitting position indicated by dotted lines in the same View, the main parts, as the back J, seat L, and footboard M, being designated as those which change positions affecting the posture of the occupant.

It will be readily seen that it will require no tool in either taking down or setting up this apparatus, which is a great advantage in any residence, and any unskilled person may per- In taking the chair down for storage or removal the yokes F F maybedisconnectedfrom thesuspending-bars and also from the springs. Then the chair may be extended to a reclining position and the suspending-bars extended alongside the same. Then the bars C may be disconnected at one end and extended alongside the post, to which it is pivoted. Then by drawing together the lower ends of each pair of posts,

as A A the upper ends thereof will assume the positions shown in Fig. 5, releasing the beam 13, which had been clamped thereby, and withdrawing the beam the posts may then be drawn together compactly side by side.

Having thus described our invention, what A we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A swinging chair including two pairs of leaning posts, a beam detachably clamped to the posts, a pair of spreading bars each pivoted to a post and detachably connected to an opposing post, a fulcrum-rod connecting each pair of posts below the beam, a pair of springs connected with the beam, limiting-links for the springs, yokes connected with the springs, suspending-bars connected detachably to the yokes, and a chair connected to the suspending-bars.

2. In a swinging chair, the combination of the supporting frame, the yokes, yielding members connecting the yokes with said frame whereby to support the yokes, the suspending-bars detachably connected to said yokes, the chair-arms pivoted to said bars,

' the back pivoted to said arms, the front posts pivoted to said arms, the seat-frame pivoted to said back and to said front posts, the pin attached to said back at the lower portion thereof, and the link chain connected to one of said arms and also to said back near said pin.

3. In a swinging chair, the combination of the two pairs of leaning posts each pair having a fulcrum-rod and the spreading-bar, the beam detachably clamped by said posts at said rods, the springs connected with said beam, the limiting-links for said springs, the yokes connected with said springs, the suspending-bars having the recesses and the perforations and thereby detachably connected to said yokes, the chair pivoted to said suspending-bars and having the chain connected to an arm thereof and to the back thereof and also having the chain connected to the back thereof and to one of said suspending-bars, whereby said chair may simultaneously swing and rebound and alternately assume sitting and reclining. positions and also be fixed in a reclining position, substantially as set forth.

4:. In a swinging chair, the combination of the two pairs of leaning posts, the beam, the hooks attached to the beam, the springs connected to said hooks, the yokes each comprising two diverging stems having each a lateral branch and a longitudinal branch having a hook at the end thereof, said yokes being connected to said springs, the suspending-bars connected to said yokes, and the chair connected to the suspending-bars.

5. In a swinging chair, the combination of the two pairs of leaning posts, the beam, the hooks attached to the beam, the suspendingbars having each the perforation and having also the recess between the perforation and the upper end of the bar, and the yoke connected to'the spring and having the diverging stems in said recesses and also extending into said perforations, and the chair connected to said suspending-bars.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS M. MOKEE. SILAS B. SAFFELL. Witnesses:

WM. H. PAYNE, E. T. SILVIUS. 

